{"id":3710,"date":"2011-03-09T06:36:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T11:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artbridgesblog.ca\/?p=3710"},"modified":"2011-03-09T06:36:03","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T11:36:03","slug":"selection-from-community-arts-the-museum-a-handbook-for-institutions-interested-in-community-arts-ontario-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artbridges.ca\/fr\/selection-from-community-arts-the-museum-a-handbook-for-institutions-interested-in-community-arts-ontario-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Selection from \u00ab\u00a0COMMUNITY ARTS & THE MUSEUM: A Handbook for Institutions Interested in Community Arts\u00a0\u00bb (Ontario)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Here is a selection from the ArtsAccess<\/em> Project’s \u00ab\u00a0Community Arts & the Museum: A Handbook for Institutions Interested in Community Arts\u00a0\u00bb (<\/span>download in PDF (7.45MB)<\/a><\/p>\n

How Do We Get Started? Top Ten Tips<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0Beginning a community arts project within a museum or gallery requires performing both a number of tangible tasks and some less tangible work focused on determining your approach to the project. To begin a community arts project, your organization can:<\/p>\n

1. Understand Community Arts Practice<\/strong>
\nLearn about the history and guiding principles of community arts. Believe in the power of creative expression, in the ability of art to transform and in the importance of community agency. Understand how this practice is distinct from traditional museum practice.<\/p>\n

2. Foster Institutional Commitment<\/strong>
\nArticulate the goals and outcomes of your project within your institution. Ensure concrete support in the form of financial resources, exhibition space or administrative and fundraising assistance.<\/p>\n

3. Know Your Community<\/strong>
\nIdentify and assess the needs of your surrounding community as a starting point for meaningful work.<\/p>\n

4. Find the Right Artist<\/strong>
\nFind an artist who shares your organization\u2019s goals and who can act as a bridge to the community.<\/p>\n

5. Raise Community Awareness<\/strong>
\nDevelop a communications strategy that raises awareness of your project within your community. Extend invitations, attend community meetings and share news and opportunities.<\/p>\n

6. Build Relationships and Trust<\/strong>
\nBegin with the intention to serve the community and work to develop relationships of equality.<\/p>\n

7. Define the Project\u2019s Parameters and Assess Viability<\/strong>
\nDevelop a timeline and identify sources of funding and potential resources for your project. Assess its viability and sustainability.<\/p>\n

8. Establish an Evaluative Framework<\/strong>
\nBuild in documentation and evaluation from the beginning of a project to support funding, sustainability and self-reflexivity.<\/p>\n

9. Focus on the Process<\/strong>
\nValue the process, so that the outcome reflects its integrity.<\/p>\n

10. Expect the Unexpected<\/strong>
\nThere is no predetermined sequence of events for projects like these. Move with the process, be reflective and assess the right step at the right time.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

-The handbook was compiled and edited by Tara Turner and Judith Koke. This selection is posted with permission from Judith Koke; Deputy Director, Education and Public Programming at Art Gallery of Ontario<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00ab\u00a0This handbook is the legacy of the ArtsAccess<\/em> project, a four year partnership between the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery, and the Woodland Cultural Center…This handbook is for anyone, artist, museum or community organization \u2013 interested in creating a community art project.\u00a0\u00bb (from the AGO\u2019s Art Matters Blog<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here is a selection from the ArtsAccess Project’s \u00ab\u00a0Community Arts & the Museum: A Handbook for Institutions Interested in Community Arts\u00a0\u00bb (download in PDF (7.45MB) How Do We Get Started? Top Ten Tips \u00ab\u00a0Beginning a community arts project within a museum or gallery requires performing both a number of tangible<\/p>\n

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